]]>http://voiceofamarillo.com/birthday-candles-school/feed/0Hulton Archive, Getty ImagesSports Birthdays for October 6 — Tony Dungy and Morehttp://voiceofamarillo.com/sports-birthdays-for-october-6-tony-dungy-and-more/
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]]>http://voiceofamarillo.com/sports-birthdays-for-october-6-tony-dungy-and-more/feed/0Scott Halleran, Getty ImagesSports Birthdays for August 27 — Jim Thome and Morehttp://voiceofamarillo.com/sports-birthdays-for-august-27-jim-thome-and-more/
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]]>http://voiceofamarillo.com/sports-birthdays-for-august-27-jim-thome-and-more/feed/0Robb Carr, Getty ImagesSports Birthdays for August 25 — Rollie Fingers and Morehttp://voiceofamarillo.com/sports-birthdays-for-august-25-rollie-fingers-and-more/
http://voiceofamarillo.com/sports-birthdays-for-august-25-rollie-fingers-and-more/#commentsSat, 25 Aug 2012 12:00:50 +0000Joe Studenthttp://tsminteractive.com/?p=135973Continue reading…]]>Here are some of the people in the sports world celebrating birthdays on August 25:

Marlee MatlinAge: 47Occupation: ActressKnown For: Her Oscar-winning work in ‘Children of a Lesser God,’ roles on TV shows such as ‘The West Wing,’ and performing on ‘Dancing with the Stars’ despite being almost completely deaf

Shelley LongAge: 63Occupation: ActressKnown For: Her Emmy-winning role as snooty Diane Chambers on the iconic hit TV series ‘Cheers,’ playing mom Carol Brady in ‘The Brady Bunch’ movie franchise, other film roles in ‘Irreconcilable Differences’ and ‘Dr. T & the Women,’ and a recurring role on the series ‘Modern Family’

Tori AmosAge: 49Occupation: Singer, Songwriter and MusicianKnown For: Selling more than 12 million albums worldwide, songs such as ‘Cornflake Girl,’ ‘God’ and ‘A Sorta Fairytale,’ her bright red hair, and being one of the few alternative artists to use a piano as her primary instrument

Kim CattrallAge: 56Occupation: ActressKnown For: Her roles in the films ‘Police Academy, ‘Mannequin’ and ‘Porky’s,’ and playing lusty Samantha Jones in the ‘Sex and the City’ television and movie franchises

Antonio BanderasAge: 52Occupation: ActorKnown For: Films such as ‘Evita,’ ‘The Mask of Zorro’ and ‘Philadelphia,’ his voiceover work as the bee in the Nasonex ads and in the ‘Shrek’ and ‘Puss in Boots’ franchises, and his marriage to plastic-surgery victim Melanie Griffith

Melanie GriffithAge: 55Occupation: ActressKnown For: Her Academy Award-nominated turn in the 1988 film ‘Working Girl,’ other work in ‘The Bonfire of the Vanities’ and ‘Pacific Heights,’ a former longtime relationship with Don Johnson, her current marriage to Antonio Banderas, and spending just a little too much time with her plastic surgeon

M. Night ShyamalanAge: 42Occupation: Screenwriter, Director and ProducerKnown For: Movies with contemporary supernatural plots and twist endings such as the Oscar-nominated ‘The Sixth Sense,’ other films including ‘Signs,’ ‘The Village’ and ‘The Last Airbender,’ and co-founding the production company Night Chronicles

Tony BennettAge: 86Occupation: SingerKnown For: His signature song ‘I Left My Heart in San Francisco,’ winning 17 Grammys and two Emmys, selling more than 50 million records worldwide, collaborating with dozens of other artists including Amy Winehouse, Lady Gaga and Barbra Streisand, and just being impossibly cool

Jennifer LopezAge: 43Occupation: Singer and ActressKnown For: Hit songs like ‘Waiting for Tonight,’ ‘Jenny from the Block’ and ‘On the Floor,’ movie roles in ‘The Wedding Planner,’ ‘Maid in Manhattan’ and ‘Enough,’ recently quitting her gig as a judge on ‘American Idol,’ a former engagement to Ben Affleck, and a former marriage to singer Marc Anthony

Anna PaquinAge: 30Occupation: ActressKnown For: Winning an Oscar at age 11 for her role in ‘The Piano,’ other movie roles in ‘She’s All That,’ ‘Almost Famous’ and the ‘X-Men’ franchise, her current role as Sookie Stackhouse on the HBO series ‘True Blood,’ and recently announcing she’s expecting her first child with her husband and ‘True Blood’ co-star Stephen Moyer

Brian MayAge: 65Occupation: Songwriter and MusicianKnown For: Playing guitar with the legendary band Queen and writing such hits as ‘We Will Rock You,’ ‘Who Wants to Live Forever,’ ‘Fat Bottomed Girls’ and ‘I Want it All,’ having a PhD in astrophysics, and being ranked No. 26 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time

Nelson MandelaAge: 94Occupation: South African Activist and PoliticianKnown For: His tireless anti-apartheid work, surviving 27 years in a brutal prison, being the first South African president elected in a fully representative democratic election, and receiving more than 250 awards over four decades including the Nobel Peace Prize

Sir Richard BransonAge: 62Occupation: EntrepreneurKnown For: Founding the Virgin Group of more than 400 companies including Virgin Records and Virgin Atlantic Airways, his environmental work, a wicked and self-deprecating sense of humor, and generally using his $4 billion fortune for good and not evil

Phyllis DillerAge: 95Occupation: ComedienneKnown For: Her cackling laugh and stage persona of an eccentrically dressed housewife who makes self-deprecating jokes about herself, her terrible cooking and a husband named “Fang,” and paving the way for other female comics such as Roseanne Barr and Joan Rivers

Michael FlatleyAge: 54Occupation: Dancer, Choreographer and Pop Culture PunchlineKnown For: The popular but much-parodied Irish dance shows ‘Riverdance’ and ‘Lord of the Dance,’ having his legs insured for $40 million, and just generally thinking he’s pretty darned special

Bill CosbyAge: 75Occupation: Comedian, Actor and Living LegendKnown For: Producing and/or starring in many TV series including ‘Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids’ and the groundbreaking ’80s sitcom ‘The Cosby Show,’ winning slews of awards, weathering criticism for his outspoken views on race and culture, and once wearing on-screen what may be the world’s ugliest collection of sweaters

Richie SamboraAge: 53Occupation: Singer, Songwriter and MusicianKnown For: Playing lead guitar for Bon Jovi on songs including the No.1 hits ‘You Give Love a Bad Name,’ ‘Livin’ on a Prayer’ and ‘Bad Medicine,’ work with other artists including Cher and LL Cool J, two stints in rehab, a former marriage to Heather Locklear, and an on-and-off relationship with her ex-best-friend Denise Richards